Scottish Government FOI Index

22,640releases indexed

40,478attachments found

29.5avg calendar days

8,386partially withheld

2016-06-13oldest in sample

2026-09-02newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,386 unclear 7,405 not held 3,239 released 1,581 already published 700 cost limit 627 clarification 372 withheld 249 transferred 81

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 5149 s.20 4430 s.34(1) 3727 s.39(2) 3593 s.30 2994 s.17(1) 2922 s.25(1) 2520 s.10(4) 2060 s.11(2) 1619 s.29(1) 1223 s.2 1222 s.3 958

Timeline

2026-09 1 2026-08 299 2026-07 476 2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,312 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 978 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 961 releases · 30.9 avg days Learning Directorate 871 releases · 34.3 avg days Economic Development Directorate 737 releases · 39.7 avg days Constitution Directorate 702 releases · 35.9 avg days Population Health Directorate 665 releases · 28.5 avg days People Directorate 657 releases · 25.6 avg days

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7,405 matching releases

Scottish Prison Population Statistics: FOI release

You asked for details of the determinate sentenced population in Scottish prisons broken down by age band, sentence length, offence group and financial year.

FOI unclear 75 score 13 working days correspondence 2 attachments

Published: 2026-07-28
Reference: FOI/202600519063
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Assessment of potential to redirect funds overspent on major projects: FOI release

To what extent has the Government assessed whether funds overspent on major projects could have been redirected toward sustaining viable small businesses and protecting employment?

FOI unclear 50 score 9 working days correspondence

Published: 2026-07-28
Reference: FOI/202600509126
Directorate: Public Spending Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Revised pension payments: FOI release

1. I respectfully request to know if Police Pension Revision payments to account for the 2024 - 4.75% pay rise accounts for interest that would have been accumulated should said payments have been made on time? 2. Backdated pension charges under the remedial system were subject to an interest charge. If Revision payme...

FOI unclear 55 score 14 working days correspondence spending s.56 s.20

Published: 2026-07-27
Reference: FOI/202600503203
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture working days outwith Scotland: FOI release

Could you supply me with how many working days Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture has spent in Scotland and how many days he has spent outwith Scotland on government business in 2024.

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence ministers

Published: 2026-07-27
Reference: FOI/202600501562
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Serious Organised Crime Task force Progress Report information on Scottish Consolidated Fund (SCF): FOI release

Please advise if there are any publicly available sources consolidating all asset recovery in Scotland akin to this Home Office bulletin for England, Northern Ireland and Wales? I'm interested in different civil and criminal asset recovery types (namely: Criminal Confiscation, Civil Recovery, Cash Forfeiture, Account F...

FOI unclear 55 score 18 working days correspondence s.25(1)

Published: 2026-07-27
Reference: FOI/202600516250
Directorate: Safer Communities Directorate
Topic: Law and order, Public sector

Timetable for publication of Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results: FOI release

(1) the full timetable of publication of the full Scottish results of the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). (2) In addition, I would be grateful for information about whether there will be any publication of initial Scottish results. The OECD website says that 'the initial results will be rel...

FOI unclear 55 score 2 working days correspondence s.2

Published: 2026-07-27
Reference: FOI/202600519129
Directorate: Education Reform Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Probationary Teachers and Employment Outcomes: FOI release

1. The number of probationary teachers in each academic year for as many years as records allow (ideally the last 10–15 years). 2. For each of those academic years, the number and/or percentage of probationary teachers who secured employment following completion of their probationary year, broken down by: Permanent po...

FOI unclear 50 score 2 working days correspondence contracts

Published: 2026-07-27
Reference: FOI/202600519407
Directorate: Education Reform Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Payments over £100,000 to recruitment agencies since 2021: FOI release

Please provide a list of all individual payments or contracts over £100,000 made to recruitment or agency suppliers since 2021, including supplier name, amount, and purpose.

FOI unclear 50 score correspondence contracts spending

Published: 2026-07-27
Reference: FOI/202600517855
Directorate: People Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Work and skills

Data on Homelessness Presentations by Refugees Across Scotland: FOI release

1. The total number of homelessness applications made by people with refugee status or leave to remain in Scotland in the last three years. 2. Breakdown by local authority (especially Glasgow and Edinburgh). 3. Percentage of total homelessness applications this group presents.

FOI unclear 55 score 7 working days correspondence s.2 s.25(1)

Published: 2026-07-27
Reference: FOI/202600517189
Directorate: Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Topic: International, Public sector

Lord Lieutenants and their deputies in Shetland spend: FOI release

Can you tell me how much is spent on providing the current Lord Lieutenant and their deputies in Shetland since the Lord Lieutenant Lindsay Tulloch took over the role on 3rd April 2024? Provide a breakdown of each of their wages and expenses. How much has been spent to provide Lord Lieutenants and their deputies in She...

FOI unclear 50 score 19 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2026-07-27
Reference: FOI/202600502238
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Candidate statistics for 2026 election: FOI release

I am writing to submit a request for information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. Under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, I request any data or reports held on the number of foreign national candidates who: (a) stood for election, (b) were elected, or (c) withdrew their candidacy ...

FOI unclear 55 score 19 working days correspondence s.17(1)

Published: 2026-07-27
Reference: FOI/202600517353
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Technical changes to the electoral registration system: FOI release

I am writing to submit a request for information under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002. Under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, I request details of any IT system changes, software updates, or new verification processes introduced between 1 January 2024 and 31 May 2026 to allow electoral r...

FOI unclear 55 score 19 working days correspondence s.17(1)

Published: 2026-07-27
Reference: FOI/202600517377
Directorate: Constitution Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector

Supplier of accountancy services to the Scottish Pub Code Adjudicator: FOI release

Who is the supplier of accountancy services to the Scottish Pub Code Adjudicator? Were the services advertised and secured using the Scottish or UK Government competitive tender process? If so when was the competitive tender advertised and when was the contract awarded? What is the value of the contract and for what pe...

FOI unclear 50 score 13 working days correspondence contracts

Published: 2026-07-27
Reference: FOI/202600502482
Directorate: Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate
Topic: Business, industry and innovation, Public sector

Implementation and assessment of play-based pedagogy in Scottish schools: FOI release

The implementation and assessment of play-based pedagogy in Scottish schools”. You specifically requested the following information: 1. Whether risk assessments are required to be undertaken prior to implementing play based pedagogy in schools, and if so, what guidance or criteria are used. 2. Whether behavioural ind...

FOI unclear 80 score 14 working days correspondence s.17(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-07-24
Reference: FOI/202600507425
Directorate: Education Reform Directorate
Topic: Education, Public sector

Documented correspondence between Scottish Government and the Climate Change Committee: EIR release

Could you supply all documentation sent between the Scottish Government and the Climate Change Committee, as well as minutes of notes from meetings, from the last two months?

FOI/EIR unclear 80 score 20 working days correspondence meetings s.20 s.39(2) 4 attachments

Published: 2026-07-23
Reference: FOI/202600500304
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Environment and climate change, Public sector

Social Security Scotland - Adult Disability Payment data consultation query: FOI release

I was wondering whether Social Security Scotland had carried out any consultation on the production of ADP data with researchers, councils, the third sectors, etc. to see how it might meet their needs in developing policy responses and programme development? If a holistic system is indeed, the ideal, I would have thoug...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence spending

Published: 2026-07-23
Reference: FOI/202600505286
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Prison to Rehab placement data: FOI release

1. The total number of Prison to Rehab placements that were made available or funded by the Scottish Government in each year since 2022. 2. The number of prisoners who were offered a place on the Prison to Rehab pathway in each year since 2022. 3. The number of prisoners who: a) accepted a place b) started a placem...

FOI unclear 50 score 20 working days correspondence

Published: 2026-07-23
Reference: FOI/202600502794
Directorate: Population Health Directorate
Topic: Health and social care, Public sector

Transport Scotland - Sustrans funding and employee information: FOI release

1. How much money has Transport Scotland handed to Sustrans in each of the last four years, with a breakdown of what the money was spent on? 2. How many Sustrans employees are employed by Transport Scotland, how much is spent on this and why?

FOI unclear 55 score 3 working days correspondence contracts spending s.25(1) s.70 s.70(4)

Published: 2026-07-23
Reference: FOI/202600506926
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Scottish Government spend on arts and culture: FOI release

1. A level 3 outturn of Scottish Government spend on arts and culture from 2013/14 to 2024/25 for the following budget lines: 1. Creative Scotland and Other Arts 2. Creative Scotland 3. Other Arts and Activity 4. Cultural Collections 5. National Cultural Collections 6. National Performing Companies 7. Culture, Tourism...

FOI unclear 80 score 31 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.25(1) 2 attachments

Published: 2026-07-23
Reference: FOI/202500499611
Directorate: Culture and External Affairs Directorate
Topic: Arts, culture and sport, Public sector

Scottish Government MF Glen Rosa review group information: FOI release

(1). Please advise what oversight a/o scrutiny, if any, your sponsored Scottish Government MF Glen Rosa Review Group had of :- MF Glen Rosa Dry Docking Report ( 17July-7Aug 2025 ) FMPG's 15 Sept 2025 update to the NZETC and its specific reference the MF Glen Rosa Dry Docking Report ( 17July-7Aug 2025 ) FMPG's 18 Dec 2...

FOI unclear 50 score 8 working days correspondence meetings

Published: 2026-07-23
Reference: FOI/202600506158
Directorate: Economic Development Directorate
Topic: Economy, Public sector, Transport

Scottish Public Pensions Agency - Retired male police officer statistics: FOI release

1) The number of retired male police officers who were receiving a pension from the SPPA as at 1st January 2024. (Please do not include those in receipt of a widowers pension). 2) The number of these retired officers who died between 1st January 2024 and 31st December 2024. 3) The average age of these officers who di...

FOI unclear 50 score 8 working days correspondence

Published: 2026-07-23
Reference: FOI/202600505452
Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Transport Scotland - Software based data destruction information: FOI release

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the following recorded information held by your department regarding assurance processes for software based data erasure of end of life IT equipment. For clarity, this request relates solely to software based data destruction. Please exclude physical destructio...

FOI unclear 50 score 4 working days correspondence contracts

Published: 2026-07-23
Reference: FOI/202600506239
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport

Children involved in sexual exploitation and prostitution-related offences: FOI release

1. Any Scottish Government policy documents, guidance, circulars, or frameworks (current or historic) that addressed how children (persons under 18) involved in prostitution or sexual exploitation should be treated by public authorities. 2. When Scottish Government policy formally moved to recognise that children invo...

FOI unclear 80 score 19 working days correspondence meetings s.2 s.12 s.20 s.8 s.3 2 attachments

Published: 2026-07-23
Reference: FOI/202600500163
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families, Public sector

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government’s statement regarding tax payers in Scotland: FOI release

In relation to Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government’s statement on Tuesday 13 January that "As a result, even more people in Scotland can expect to pay less tax than if they lived in England, Northern Ireland or Wales. That’s over 55 per cent of Scots set to pay less income tax because they live in Scotla...

FOI unclear 80 score 12 working days correspondence ministers s.25(1) s.2 s.5 s.6 2 attachments

Published: 2026-07-23
Reference: FOI/202600501499
Directorate: Chief Economist Directorate
Topic: Money and tax, Public sector

Applications for Active Travel infrastructure Fund Tier 2 Design and Construction 2026-27: FOI release

Local Authorities and Regional Transport Partnerships had until 9th January to apply for Active Travel infrastructure Fund Tier 2 Design and Construction 2026-27 funds. Did you receive any applications from Aberdeen City Council or NESTRANS? If so, i) are those submissions available for public viewing and ii) what is t...

FOI unclear 50 score 4 working days correspondence briefings

Published: 2026-07-23
Reference: FOI/202600503575
Directorate
Topic: Public sector, Transport